The Atlantic Reveals Egyptian Intelligence Chief Secretly Visited Israel 11 Days Before October 7 to Warn of Hamas Attack

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• Abbas Kamel flew into Ben Gurion Airport on September 26, 2023, stayed 67 minutes, and departed.

  head of Egypt's intelligence service, flew into Ben Gurion Airport on September 26, 2023, 11 days before the Hamas attack, and departed after 67 minutes, a stay corroborated by Israel Airports Authority flight logs and independent flight-tracking data

  Abbas Kamel Ben Gurion International Airport

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• Abbas Kamel warned Hamas was preparing a major attack and urged Israel to offer economic concessions, without providing a date or operational details.

  Kamel warned Hamas was preparing a major attack and urged Israel to offer economic concessions, without providing a date or operational details

  Abbas Kamel Hamas Israel

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• Egypt sent a further warning on October 5, two days before the assault.

  Egypt sent a further warning on October 5, two days before the assault

  Egyptian General Intelligence…

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• Netanyahu's office called the report "recycled lies," said he never met or spoke with Kamel before October 7, that no Israeli official conveyed such a warning, and noted that Egypt itself had officially denied issuing any warning on October 11, 2023.

  Netanyahu's office called the report "recycled lies," said he never met or spoke with Kamel before October 7, that no Israeli official conveyed such a warning, and noted that Egypt itself had officially denied issuing any warning on October 11, 2023

  Benjamin Netanyahu

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• Tzachi Hanegbi told The Atlantic that no such visit or warning took place.

  then head of Israel's National Security Council, told The Atlantic that no such visit or warning took place

  Tzachi Hanegbi

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• Converging five‑government sourcing against flat Israeli denials turns an intelligence‑failure question into a direct credibility threat for Netanyahu heading into election season.

  BLUFConverging five-government sourcing against flat Israeli denials turns an intelligence-failure question into a direct credibility threat for Netanyahu heading into election season.

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• The alleged October 5 renewal of Egypt's warning extends the missed‑signals timeline to within two days of the attack.

  The alleged October 5 renewal of Egypt's warning extends the missed-signals timeline to within two days of the attack.

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• The denials remain consistent with Kamel having conveyed only vague warnings about rocket fire and West Bank spillover rather than a specific, actionable alert to the October 7 plan.

  The denials remain consistent with Kamel having conveyed only vague warnings about rocket fire and West Bank spillover rather than a specific, actionable alert to the October 7 plan.

  Benjamin Netanyahu

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